On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
I rise today in opposition to the nomination of Mike Pompeo to serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Representative Pompeo has been wrong on many critical intelligence issues during his 6 years in Congress. He will not disavow his past support of torture. He opposed the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's torture report. He has advocated for reinstating mass surveillance of American citizens. He recently left the door open to outsourcing surveillance of American citizens to foreign governments to circumvent existing laws. He opposes the closure of Guantanamo. He opposes the Iran nuclear agreement. Congressman Pompeo is the wrong person to the lead the Central Intelligence Agency. I urge my colleagues to vote no on his nomination.
